Cillian Murphy is an Irish-based actor well-known for his famous fictional character “Tommy Shelby” in the film “Peaky Blinders”. He is also known for appearing in other movies like “A Quiet Place Part II” (2020), “Oppenheimer” (2023), “Dunkirk” (2017), “Inception” (2010), “The Dark Knight”, etc.
Cillian Murphy Peaky Blinders
Cillian Murphy’s character depicted from Peaky Blinders shows that Tommy Shelby is a chain smoker. His character in the movie shows that he never talks or does anything without a cigarette. In one conversation with the independent, Cillian said he smoked around 3000 cigarettes throughout the filming of season 2.
Cillian Murphy Education
He studied at the Presentation Brothers College. The college is located in Cork, England. He further pursued law at the University College in Cork. It is later he dropped out of the University in about a year. During his education period, he pursued his interest in music, playing the guitar in multiple bands. After dropping out of the university, he later joined a popular company then known as Corcadorca Theatre Company also located in Cork. Here he played the lead role in a play known as “Disco Pigs” and many other plays.
Cillian Murphy Career
After his various plays, a series of film roles followed one of which included a film adaptation of Disco Pigs that was made in 2001. He also did a film known as Danny Boyle’s 28 Days which brought about his massive popularity later in the year 2002. This particular film became a major hit in the year and earned him multiple nominations as the Best Newcomer at the Empire Awards. Not only did he win awards for being the best newcomer, but also for the breakthrough male performance at the MTV Movie Awards.
He did not stop there, he continued to support roles in well-known films such as Cold Mountain back in 2003 and Girl with a Pearl Earring also in the year 2003. He was later cast in Villain roles such as Dr. Jonathan Crane, also known as The Scarecrow, in Batman Begins and Jackson Rippner in Red Eye which was released in the year 2005. In his teens, he started playing guitar and singing in multiple bands together with his brother.
Cillian Murphy Age
As of 2024, he is 48 years of age. He was born on the 25th of May the year 1976 in Douglas, Cork, Ireland. Therefore, he celebrates his birthday on May 25 every year.
Cillian Murphy Height
He stands at an estimated height of 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Cillian Murphy Family
Murphy was born to Brendan (father) and his mother – he name is unknown. His mother was a French teacher whereas his father who goes by the name Brendan was working for the Department of Communication and Skills. Cillian’s uncles, aunts, and grandfather were also teachers. Murphy was brought up in Ballintemple also in Cork, together with his 3 siblings- 1 younger brother known as páidi, and 2 younger sisters known as Orla and Sile.
Cillian Murphy Wife
Murphy is married to Yvonne McGuinness, an Irish visual artist who works in various contexts including Print and video installation. She was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, and is now living in Monkstown, a county in Dublin. She has showcased most of her works in Ireland. Yvonne has also showcased her work in the UK as well. She also has an MA from the Royal College of Art in London. Yvonne was born on the 12th of October year 1972. She is currently 50 years old.
Murphy and Yvonne first met at one of his rock band’s concerts in 1996. They lived in Dublin until 2001, then moved to London so his wife could study at the Royal College of Art. After 14 years in London, they returned to Dublin in 2015.
Yvonne McGuiness Star Sign
Her birthday is on the 12th of October, Her zodiac sign is Libra. Their Symbol shows balance peace and harmony. Libras are known to be extroverted and friendly individuals. They are known to be intelligent, frank, and persuasive.
Cillian Murphy Children
He has two very handsome healthy boys. They go by the names Malachy Murphy and Aran Murphy. Among the two Malachy Murphy is the eldest.
Cillian Murphy Net Worth and Salary
His net worth is currently estimated to be at $20 million as of the year 2024. In the movie “Peaky Blinders”, he earned a sum of $350,000 worth of salary in each episode. However, as the movie gained more popularity worldwide and the numbers constantly grew more and more each day, Cillian’s salary grew even more. In the three final seasons, he was paid a whopping $2 million per episode from $350,000 per episode. Awesome Right!
10 Best Selling Cillian’s Movies
- Peaky Blinders (2013)
- Red Eye (2005)
- Oppenheimer (2023)
- Red lights (2012)
- Dunkirk (2017)
- Transcendence (2014)
- Anna (2019)
- In Time (2011)
- Anthropoid (2016)
- Inception (2010)
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Cillian Murphy’s Social Media
Here are Murphy’s Facebook page, Instagram page, and Twitter page.
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